lifestyle leader

Poor Lord Mandy...



Note: I am, I confess, a fan of Mandelson (which I know is an unpopular position in many, ok most, circles). Despite his immense shortcomings, he is an architect of one of the late-20th century's greatest political innovations in the western world, the "third way"; which, despite its role in the present economic and financial crises, remains the most pragmatic approach to politics in the US, UK and much of the EU. Also, his performance as European Commissioner for Trade was applauded by even his most ardent critics (with the exception of Super Sarko, of course), under incredibly difficult conditions (how's that DDA progressing?). Let the backlash commence...